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The Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo or LOSSAN rail corridor through Los Angeles and San Diego is the second busiest rail corridor in the country. If extended, people from LA or North San Diego County could buy a ticket to a Padres game, or Comic-Con and arrive on the doorstep of those events by train.

Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023 on KPBS 2 / Stream now with KPBS Passport! From 1907 until his death more than 50 years later, ethnologist John Peabody Harrington crisscrossed the U.S., chasing the voices of the last speakers of Native America's dying languages. This film chronicles Harrington's work and traces the impact of his exhaustive research.

As of midnight Sunday, San Diego is officially under the state's new stay-at-home order. Most non-essential businesses have been ordered closed with retail stores subject to stricter restrictions and restaurants limited to take out and delivery only. And, a fundamental part of maintaining our democracy is for citizens to have faith in it. That has been eroding among sections of the public. Last week, KPBS conducted a community forum on the subject: “Keeping Our Democracy: What Now?” The discussion touches on the subjects of inclusion and the obstacles to building trust in our system.

Hundreds of tenants in San Diego County are caught in a wave of no-fault evictions. Officials want to keep landlords from abusing the system.

The payments startup Fast has raised tens of millions of dollars from venture capitalists, but critics of its CEO Domm Holland say his past in Australia is being overlooked.

Executives from the three social media giants testified before a Senate subcommittee Thursday about what they are doing to ensure the safety of their youngest users.

Jeremy Konyndyk, executive director of USAID's COVID task force, shares his perspective on the U.S.' efforts to donate and distribute vaccines to low-income nations.

A bipartisan group of state attorneys general accuses the company of prioritizing its own growth while failing to protect kids and teens, and even manipulating them to keep them on the app longer.

Bienvendidos to our first-ever bonus episode. Our new “Border Voices” series will feature shorter episodes spotlighting people who identify as transborder, fronterizx or simply have a story to tell about their relationship with the U.S.-Mexico border. First up: Paulina Olvera Cáñez, founder of Espacio Migrante, a migrant shelter in Tijuana. Follow “Port of Entry” online at www.portofentrypod.org, or on Facebook (www.facebook.com/portofentrypodcast) or Instagram (www.instagram.com/portofentrypod). Support our work at www.kpbs.org/donate. Search “Port of Entry” in the gifts section to get our sling bag as a thank-you gift. If your business or nonprofit wants to sponsor our show, email podcasts@kpbs.org. Text or call the "Port of Entry" team at 619-452-0228‬ anytime with questions or comments about the show.

San Diego Mayor-elect Todd Gloria joins Midday to talk about what actions he might take and what aid he might offer as the pandemic continues and the region faces another lockdown. Plus, KPBS reporter John Carroll brings us the second half of his series on how Balboa Park’s cherished institutions are holding up during the pandemic. And this weekend in San Diego art events: a filmed dance production, photography projections at The Front, The La Jolla Playhouse's “A Christmas Carol,” ArtWalk and jazz with Peter Sprague and Leonard Patton.